Headline: Irish IndependentU.S. officials said Friday that a RQ-4 Global Hawk flew through the region — the first U.S. aircraft to do so since the skirmish, according to Reuters.
Fox NewsThe Russian statement said the awards had been presented by Sergei Shoigu, the country's minister of defense and a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
NewsweekThe United States uses MQ-9s for surveillance and carrying out strikes, and has long operated over the Black Sea, keeping an eye on Russian naval forces.
News18The MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed into the water near Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday after its propeller was struck by an Su-27 jet.
The Sun
This is a clear sign that Russia will keep downing the American drones,
pro-Kremlin political analyst Sergei Markov wrote in a commentary on the award announcement
Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu presented state awards to the Su-27 pilots who prevented an American MQ-9 drone from violating (Russia's) temporary airspace,
the ministry said
Russia gives awards to fighter pilots involved in US drone crash
Aljazeera
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Daily Mail
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